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Starring IAN HOLM as J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan

  • 1978
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~1h 30m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 7.5/10

The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas.

Latest: Miniseries · 1978

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  1. E1. We Set Out to be Wrecked

    Oct 11, 1978 · 90m

    1897: a quiet afternoon in Kensington Gardens. A little boy in a red tam-o'-shanter realises he is being watched by a small man with a huge St Bernard dog. The man is J. M. Barrie ... Peter Pan has not yet been written ...

  2. E2. Dark and Sinister Man

    Oct 18, 1978 · 90m

    1906: Arthur is gravely ill. Sylvia turns more and more to Barrie for help. A wealthy man following the huge success of Peter Pan , Barrie is only too happy to respond.

  3. E3. An Awfully Big Adventure

    Oct 25, 1978 · 90m

    1913. Three years have passed since Sylvia's death. George is now a man and Michael 13 years old. For the Llewelyn Davieses childhood is at an end, and illusions are about to be destroyed.

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